Decision on African Development Goals - Doc. Assembly/AU/9(XXII)

Decision on African Development Goals - Doc. Assembly/AU/9(XXII)

DECISION ON AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Doc. Assembly/AU/9(XXII)

The Assembly,

  1. RECALLS its Solemn Declaration on the 50th Anniversary of the OAU/All and in particular its pledge to articulate the ideals and goals of the continent on a fifty year AU agenda;

  2. REITERATES its commitment to African Transformation and the importance of existing continental frameworks encompassing the political, economic and social aspirations of the continent;

  3. RECOGNISES the need for tracking and monitoring of progress on continental frameworks especially within the ambit of agenda 2063;

  4. REALISES that the Post 2015 Development Agenda will be a global framework that is not Africa specific;

  5. ENDORSES the articulation of the African Development Goals consistent with the existing continental frameworks and to serve as milestones for tracking and monitoring progress towards Agenda 2063;

  6. MANDATES the Commission, ECA and AfDB to work on the articulation of the African Development Goals in the context of Agenda 20163 and consistent with its stated objectives.

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